Compression Performance with Low Key Selectivity
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] When it comes to enabling data compression in SQL Server I suspect most people don’t do a lot of testing as to the impacts of...
2016-03-15
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Mr. Fox SQL
SQL Filegroup/File Proportional Fill Algorithm
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I had a question at work recently where there was some confusion around how SQL...
2016-03-02 (first published: 2016-02-24)
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SQL Filegroup/File Proportional Fill Algorithm
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I had a question at work recently where there was some confusion around how SQL Server allocates data across data files within a filegroup...
2016-02-24
9 reads
SQL Saturday Melbourne (#464) – 20 Feb 2016
For those not aware SQL Saturday is coming to Melbourne on Sat 20 Feb 2016.
SQL Saturday is an excellent free learning...
2016-01-18
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SQL Saturday Melbourne (#464) – 20 Feb 2016
For those not aware SQL Saturday is coming to Melbourne on Sat 20 Feb 2016. SQL Saturday is an excellent free learning resource for all things SQL Server – all costs are...
2016-01-18
8 reads
A “Business Intelligence” (BI) Definition
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Over the years I have presented many times to various clients describing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions...
2016-01-19 (first published: 2016-01-11)
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A “Business Intelligence” (BI) Definition
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Over the years I have presented many times to various clients describing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions using the Microsoft BI solutions stack. In all of...
2016-01-11
4 reads
Calculating Table Partition Sizes in Advance
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Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 7.
The partitioning includes several major...
2015-11-30 (first published: 2015-11-23)
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Calculating Table Partition Sizes in Advance
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 7. The partitioning includes several major components of work (and can be linked...
2015-11-23
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Implementing Partition Aware Index Optimisation Procedures
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Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 6.
The partitioning includes several major...
2015-11-09
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Security Changes and SQL...
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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